The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by a firm engaged in outsourced call center services for a refund of P25.3 million in allegedly overpaid taxes in 2017. Denied was the petition filed by Foundever Philippines Corporation, formerly Sitel Philippines Corporation) against...
There will only be a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza Strip only after Hamas is gone, and there are no more hostage-taking incidents, Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told Manila Bulletin on Wednesday, Oct. 25, amid calls for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to stop its retaliatory...
Vice President Sara Duterte called on Filipinos not to take sides in the ongoing Middle East conflict that is gripping the world in shock, and, instead, urged them to seek peace and end the escalating violence. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks about the escalating Middle East conflict in a video...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 10, revealed plans by the Turkish government to grant scholarships to Filipino students. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Turkish Ambassador to Manila Niyazi Evren Akyol shake hands during a meeting on Oct. 9, 2023....
BACOLOD CITY – Tchoukball athletes from this city will represent the country in the Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championship 2023 in Singapore from July 17 to 18. The Bacolod-based Tchoukball Philippine Team met Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez before they flew to Singapore. The team initially...
The IT-business process management (ITBPM) industry allays fears of jobs fallout arising from the Generative AI stating it is more of an enabler that would only provide upside for its growth targets of achieving $59 billion revenues and 2.5 million jobs by 2028. This was pointed out by the Contact...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte met with Australian Senator and Foreign Minister Penny Wong to discuss the importance of education in nation-building. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Australian Senator and Foreign Minister Penny Wong (OVP photo) In a Facebook post on...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A student died in a motorcycle collision on the Jose P. Laurel Highway on Sunday, May 14, in Barangay Tambo, this city. Police identified the victim as Jonathan Bautista of Barangay Nangkaan, Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas. Investigation said Bautista was driving a motorcycle...
Vice President Sara Duterte thanked outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho Wei Hong for his contribution in deepening ties between Singapore and the Philippines. Duterte expressed her appreciation to Hong as the envoy paid a farewell call on the Vice President at her office in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old call center agent and paralegal officer of a business processing outsourcing employees group was found dead with 20 stab wounds in a nipa hut in Purok Villa Rosario, Barangay Alijis here on Monday, April 24. Police are exploring all angles to determine the motive...
Davao-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Six Eleven Global Services and Solution is aiming to fill up 5,000 seats by 2025 to double its current 2,500 agents. In a statement, Six Eleven CEO Michael Bian said they have gone a long way from only 20 agents 18 years ago when the call center...
A scourge of these tech-driven times, scam call centers have proliferated, like a viral infection that threatens not only to destroy a body, but intends to infect an entire society. Scam call centers do a myriad of illicit activities, usually implemented by people who were illegally recruited or...
